Year ranges from 1630 to 1652, but there is no definitive supporting source. Have gone with date from "George Soule of the Mayflower and His Descendants for Four Generations."
King Philip's War. "Impressed soldier" called out 8 Feb 1675/6 to be under the command of Capt Michael Pierce and engage in the ill-fated battle against the Indians. On March 26, 1676 during King Philip's War, Captain Michael Pierce led approximately 60 Plymouth Colony troops and 20 Wampanoag Indians in pursuit of Narragansetts who had burned several Rhode Island towns and attacked Plymouth. Pierce's troops caught up with the Narragansett, Wampanoag, Nashaway, Nipmuck, and Podunk fighters, but were ambushed in what is now Central Falls, Rhode Island, in an area between Pawtucket and the Blackstone's settlement. Pierce's troops fought the Narragansetts for several hours but were surrounded by a larger force. The battle was one of the biggest defeats of colonial troops during King Philip's War, with nearly all killed, including Captain Pierce and the Wampanoags (exact numbers vary by account). The Narragansetts lost only a handful of warriors.
Link to cenotaph cemetery: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2586093/pierce-park-and-riverwalk
King Philip's War. "Impressed soldier" called out 8 Feb 1675/6 to be under the command of Capt Michael Pierce and engage in the ill-fated battle against the Indians. On March 26, 1676 during King Philip's War, Captain Michael Pierce led approximately 60 Plymouth Colony troops and 20 Wampanoag Indians in pursuit of Narragansetts who had burned several Rhode Island towns and attacked Plymouth. Pierce's troops caught up with the Narragansett, Wampanoag, Nashaway, Nipmuck, and Podunk fighters, but were ambushed in what is now Central Falls, Rhode Island, in an area between Pawtucket and the Blackstone's settlement. Pierce's troops fought the Narragansetts for several hours but were surrounded by a larger force. The battle was one of the biggest defeats of colonial troops during King Philip's War, with nearly all killed, including Captain Pierce and the Wampanoags (exact numbers vary by account). The Narragansetts lost only a handful of warriors.
Link to cenotaph cemetery: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2586093/pierce-park-and-riverwalk
Year ranges from 1630 to 1652, but there is no definitive supporting source. Have gone with date from "George Soule of the Mayflower and His Descendants for Four Generations."
King Philip's War. "Impressed soldier" called out 8 Feb 1675/6 to be under the command of Capt Michael Pierce and engage in the ill-fated battle against the Indians. On March 26, 1676 during King Philip's War, Captain Michael Pierce led approximately 60 Plymouth Colony troops and 20 Wampanoag Indians in pursuit of Narragansetts who had burned several Rhode Island towns and attacked Plymouth. Pierce's troops caught up with the Narragansett, Wampanoag, Nashaway, Nipmuck, and Podunk fighters, but were ambushed in what is now Central Falls, Rhode Island, in an area between Pawtucket and the Blackstone's settlement. Pierce's troops fought the Narragansetts for several hours but were surrounded by a larger force. The battle was one of the biggest defeats of colonial troops during King Philip's War, with nearly all killed, including Captain Pierce and the Wampanoags (exact numbers vary by account). The Narragansetts lost only a handful of warriors.
Link to cenotaph cemetery: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2586093/pierce-park-and-riverwalk
King Philip's War. "Impressed soldier" called out 8 Feb 1675/6 to be under the command of Capt Michael Pierce and engage in the ill-fated battle against the Indians. On March 26, 1676 during King Philip's War, Captain Michael Pierce led approximately 60 Plymouth Colony troops and 20 Wampanoag Indians in pursuit of Narragansetts who had burned several Rhode Island towns and attacked Plymouth. Pierce's troops caught up with the Narragansett, Wampanoag, Nashaway, Nipmuck, and Podunk fighters, but were ambushed in what is now Central Falls, Rhode Island, in an area between Pawtucket and the Blackstone's settlement. Pierce's troops fought the Narragansetts for several hours but were surrounded by a larger force. The battle was one of the biggest defeats of colonial troops during King Philip's War, with nearly all killed, including Captain Pierce and the Wampanoags (exact numbers vary by account). The Narragansetts lost only a handful of warriors.
Link to cenotaph cemetery: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2586093/pierce-park-and-riverwalk
Gravesite Details
Cenotaph Cemetery: Pierce Park and Riverwalk, Central Falls, Providence County, RI
